THE FESTIVAL OF GHADEER
Tabarani and
others have recorded the following tradition as related by Zayd ibn 'Arqam
and transmitted through sources unanimously acknowledged to be reliable.
Zayd says that the Messenger of Allah, Allah's blessings and peace
be upon him and his posterity, delivered a
sermon at Ghadir-e-Khumm under a cloth spread as a canopy on two large
trees. He said:
"O my people! I am going to be recalled shortly and I must comply. I
shall be interrogated and you also shall be interrogated. What will you
say then?" The entire audience answered: "We shall bear witness that you
did convey to us the message of Allah, and tried your best to guide us
on the right path and always gave us good console. May Allah bless you
with a good reward."
The Prophet
proceeded:
"Why do you not bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that
Muhammad is His slave and Messenger, and that Paradise is true, Hell is
true, Death is true, Resurrection after death is true, that the Day of
Judgment will doubtlessly come and that Allah will raise to life the
dead from their graves?."
They said:
"O Yes! We bear witness to all this."
Then he
said:
"O Allah! You also may witness." Then he said: 'O my people! Allah is my
Mawla and I am Mawla of the faithful and I have superior right on and
control over their lives. And this Ali is the Mawla of all those of whom
I am Mawla. O Allah! Love him who loves him and hate him who hates him."
He further
said:
"O my people! I will precede you and you also shall arrive at the pool
of Kawthar, the pool wider than the distance between Basra and San'a',
and there are on the pool as many goblets of silver as stars. When you
shall reach me I shall interrogate you about your behavior towards the
two in-valuable assets after my death. The major asset is the Book of
Allah, the Mighty and Glorious, one end of which is in the hand of
Allah, the Exalted, and the other end of which in your hands. Grasp it
tightly and do not go astray and do not change or amend it. The other
asset is my Progeny, who are my Ahlul-Bayt. Allah the Gracious and
Omniscient has informed me that the two will not part from each other
before they reach me at the pool.”
(Extract from islamicoccasions.com)
The Holy Prophet (saww)
has said,
“Day of Ghadeer is the
best festivities of my nation. It is the day on which Allah, the
Exalted, ordered me of nominating ‘Ali bin Abi Talib, my brother, as the
banner to whom people should refer in guidance after me. It is also the
day on which Allah, the Exalted, perfected the religion and completed
the favour and chose Islam as the religion.”
We extend our heartiest greetings and felicitations
to Imam al-Hujjah (AJ) on this auspicious day of Ghadeer. To all the
followers of Ahlul-Bayt (as), we wish you all a HAPPY EID-E-GHADEER.
Mulla Mujahidali Sheriff
mulla@almahdi.org.uk |